Cy apres sensuit de Saphe lesbie poetesse · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit de Saphe lesbie poetesse
Subject: Poetess; Poetry; Important Women; Famous Women; Literature; Music; Sappho
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Aegean Sea; Lesbos
Description: This illumination depicts the famous poetess, Sappho, sitting on the left side of the image looking at her book which is placed on the lectern in front of her. The book in front of her is assumed to be some of her own poetry. There are three men on the right side of the image who are most likely other poets. Boccaccio explains that Sappho was included among the most famous of poets.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19977
Language: frm
Source Name: Livre que fist Jehan BOCACE de Certalde des cleres et nobles femmes, lequel il envoia à Audice de Accioroles de Florence, contesse de Haulteville [Book from Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo called the cleric and noble women, of which he sent to Audice Accioroles of Florence, Countess of Haulteville]
Parent Collection: 1401 Florence; 1401 Florence
Image: mta_19977_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Poetess; Poetry; Important Women; Famous Women; Literature; Music; Sappho